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Where Does The Last Name Shmit Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shmit (Georgian: შმიტ, Marathi: समीत, Russian: Шмит) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shmit? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 305,837^th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,891,306 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Shmit live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,448,253^rd most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 48 people.

Shmit is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 835 people, or 1 in 172,602. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 22 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 10 percent are found and Belarus, where 6 percent are found.

Shmit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Shmit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shmit surname fell 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shmit Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shmit surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Melkite Greek Catholic (33%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Shmit are 6.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

Shmit earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.79% less than the national average, earning $29,000 USD per year.